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asif iqbal
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In addition the Turkish naval forces currently have two SSK deployed into Eastern Mediterranean
TCG Dolunay and TCG Burakreis
TCG Dolunay and TCG Burakreis
M-60T Sabra a M-60A3 very modernized with a 120 mm gun and a better armored
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
KONYA, Turkey, Dec. 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the fourth and final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Turkish Air Force at Konya Air Base today, completing the Turkish AEW&C fleet and enhancing Turkey’s airspace surveillance and battle management capabilities.
This final aircraft includes upgraded software for the platform and the final element of the ground support segment, the Software Support Center (SSC). Previously delivered Peace Eagles will receive the upgraded software soon.
Boeing worked with Turkish industry partners Turkish Aerospace Industries, Turkish Airlines, HAVELSAN and ASELSAN to complete the delivery of the final aircraft as well as establish technology capabilities like the Software Support Center, updated mission simulator software and mission support center software.
“Turkey is currently the only nation in this region with the AEW&C capability. By combining Boeing’s innovative engineering with the expertise provided by local Turkish industry partners, we’ve delivered an advanced world-class airborne surveillance system to our customer,” said Aysem Sargin Isil, managing director, Boeing Turkey.
Turkey, Australia and South Korea operate AEW&C platforms.
Based on Boeing’s 737-700 commercial airplane, the 737 AEW&C aircraft’s advanced radar and 10 state-of-the-art mission crew consoles can track airborne and maritime targets simultaneously. The battle management capabilities allow mission crew to direct offensive and defensive forces while maintaining continuous surveillance of the operational area.
A unit of The Boeing Company, is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Defense, Space & Security is a $31 billion business with about 50,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: .
This final aircraft includes upgraded software for the platform and the final element of the ground support segment, the Software Support Center (SSC). Previously delivered Peace Eagles will receive the upgraded software soon.
Boeing worked with Turkish industry partners Turkish Aerospace Industries, Turkish Airlines, HAVELSAN and ASELSAN to complete the delivery of the final aircraft as well as establish technology capabilities like the Software Support Center, updated mission simulator software and mission support center software.
“Turkey is currently the only nation in this region with the AEW&C capability. By combining Boeing’s innovative engineering with the expertise provided by local Turkish industry partners, we’ve delivered an advanced world-class airborne surveillance system to our customer,” said Aysem Sargin Isil, managing director, Boeing Turkey.
Turkey, Australia and South Korea operate AEW&C platforms.
Based on Boeing’s 737-700 commercial airplane, the 737 AEW&C aircraft’s advanced radar and 10 state-of-the-art mission crew consoles can track airborne and maritime targets simultaneously. The battle management capabilities allow mission crew to direct offensive and defensive forces while maintaining continuous surveillance of the operational area.
A unit of The Boeing Company, is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Defense, Space & Security is a $31 billion business with about 50,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: .
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Why was a Russian sailor holding a Igla MANPAD on a cargo ship? Some kind of protest?
If Turkey feels that the action is offensive they have a right to stop the ship
Turkey may obstruct passage of Russian ships in key straits if tension escalates
A Russian Navy ship, the Tsesar Kunikov, passed through the Bosporus with soldiers armed with Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) on the deck on Friday , escorted by Coast Guard boats. The footage of armed Russian soldiers raised concerns in the Turkish public and is seen as Russia's latest attempt to provoke relations, while Turkey tries to de-escalate tension after the downing of a Russian jet that violated its airspace.
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday that having Russian sailors equipped with shoulder-fired surface-air-missiles during Russia's warship transits on Dec. 4 was a "provocation" and that he hopes a similar incident won't happen again.
Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu defined this action as "provocative" and a "harassment." He told reporters that there are certain rules when a ship passes through Turkish straits and every ship – whether it is Russian or any other nationality – has to abide by them.
"If Turkey perceives any ship's transit as a threat, it will take the necessary action. A Russian soldier showing off a missile or a similar munition system while passing [through the Bosporus Strait] on a Russian warship is a provocation. We hope this incident is a one-time event, because it is not the right approach."
Last week, Russia prohibited the import of Turkish food and banned chartered flights between the two countries. While Turkey is looking for economic options with which to retaliate, the seizure of five Turkish merchant vessels in Novorossiysk port on Friday brought tension to a new dimension. In response to the Russians' actions, four Russian ships were blocked in the Black Sea port of Samsun for hours on Saturday. Moreover, if the Russian side escalates the tension, Turkish officials are considering obstructing Russian ships in the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
Passage through the Turkish Straits, the Bosporus and Dardanelles, are regulated by a 1936 multinational treaty, the Montreux Convention. The convention gives Turkey full control over the straits and guarantees the free passage of civilian vessels in peacetime. The Montreux Convention, which consists of 29 Articles four annexes and one protocol and a principle of freedom of passage and navigation, is stated in Articles 1 and 2. While Article 1 affirms the principle of freedom of passage and navigation by sea in the straits, Article 2 states, "In peace time, merchant vessels shall enjoy complete freedom of passage and navigation in the straits, by day and by night, under any flag with any kind of cargo." However, neither of these articles has a certain definition regarding the transit time of merchant vessels. Therefore, Turkish officials believe that in the case of a slowdown or obstruction of Russian ships, articles of the Montreux Convention will not be violated. In fact the Turkish Straits are one of the most crucial export gateways for Russian exports, and approximately 3 million barrels of crude oil per day flowed through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles last year. Therefore, any slowdown in the export of crude may have a bigger impact on the already shrinking Russian economy.
Furthermore, if the Russian side escalates the tension and threatens Turkey with words, Turkey may invoke Articles 20 or 21 of the convention and immediately prevent any Russian military naval vessel from passing through the straits. However, Turkey is not considering playing this valuable trump card, and the passage of the Russian war ship over the weekend is evidence that the country is fully complying with the convention.
If Turkey feels that the action is offensive they have a right to stop the ship
Turkey may obstruct passage of Russian ships in key straits if tension escalates
A Russian Navy ship, the Tsesar Kunikov, passed through the Bosporus with soldiers armed with Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) on the deck on Friday , escorted by Coast Guard boats. The footage of armed Russian soldiers raised concerns in the Turkish public and is seen as Russia's latest attempt to provoke relations, while Turkey tries to de-escalate tension after the downing of a Russian jet that violated its airspace.
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday that having Russian sailors equipped with shoulder-fired surface-air-missiles during Russia's warship transits on Dec. 4 was a "provocation" and that he hopes a similar incident won't happen again.
Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu defined this action as "provocative" and a "harassment." He told reporters that there are certain rules when a ship passes through Turkish straits and every ship – whether it is Russian or any other nationality – has to abide by them.
"If Turkey perceives any ship's transit as a threat, it will take the necessary action. A Russian soldier showing off a missile or a similar munition system while passing [through the Bosporus Strait] on a Russian warship is a provocation. We hope this incident is a one-time event, because it is not the right approach."
Last week, Russia prohibited the import of Turkish food and banned chartered flights between the two countries. While Turkey is looking for economic options with which to retaliate, the seizure of five Turkish merchant vessels in Novorossiysk port on Friday brought tension to a new dimension. In response to the Russians' actions, four Russian ships were blocked in the Black Sea port of Samsun for hours on Saturday. Moreover, if the Russian side escalates the tension, Turkish officials are considering obstructing Russian ships in the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
Passage through the Turkish Straits, the Bosporus and Dardanelles, are regulated by a 1936 multinational treaty, the Montreux Convention. The convention gives Turkey full control over the straits and guarantees the free passage of civilian vessels in peacetime. The Montreux Convention, which consists of 29 Articles four annexes and one protocol and a principle of freedom of passage and navigation, is stated in Articles 1 and 2. While Article 1 affirms the principle of freedom of passage and navigation by sea in the straits, Article 2 states, "In peace time, merchant vessels shall enjoy complete freedom of passage and navigation in the straits, by day and by night, under any flag with any kind of cargo." However, neither of these articles has a certain definition regarding the transit time of merchant vessels. Therefore, Turkish officials believe that in the case of a slowdown or obstruction of Russian ships, articles of the Montreux Convention will not be violated. In fact the Turkish Straits are one of the most crucial export gateways for Russian exports, and approximately 3 million barrels of crude oil per day flowed through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles last year. Therefore, any slowdown in the export of crude may have a bigger impact on the already shrinking Russian economy.
Furthermore, if the Russian side escalates the tension and threatens Turkey with words, Turkey may invoke Articles 20 or 21 of the convention and immediately prevent any Russian military naval vessel from passing through the straits. However, Turkey is not considering playing this valuable trump card, and the passage of the Russian war ship over the weekend is evidence that the country is fully complying with the convention.
What do you call it when a foreign power sends its' own army/soldiers into your territory without invitation/permission?
Baghdad Turns to the U.N. as Turkey Plans to Keep Troops in Iraq
BY 12/11/15 AT 5:35 PM
ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday he would not bow to Iraqi demands he withdraw Turkish troops from a camp close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, and Baghdad said it would ask the U.N. Security Council to order them to leave.
A row over the deployment has soured relations between Ankara and Baghdad, which denies having agreed to it. Ankara says the troops were sent as part of an international mission to train and equip Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State.
The latest comments indicated continuing tensions despite the Turkish prime minister's office saying agreement was reached in talks with Iraq to deepen security cooperation and "reorganize" military personnel at the Bashiqa camp.
"There is no way we can withdraw our soldiers from northern Iraq now," Erdogan told a news conference. "There was a deployment, not for combat, but to protect soldiers providing training there."
"We will continue the training process decisively," he said.
Turkish military are helping to train local Iraqi volunteers and Kurdish peshmerga who are preparing for a long-anticipated offensive to retake Mosul - a major northern city seized by Islamic state over a year ago.
In Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi instructed his foreign ministry to lodge a formal complaint at the U.N. Security Council over the presence of the Turkish forces, asking it to order Turkey to withdraw its troops from Iraq immediately.
Erdogan said in an interview with Al Jazeera that the complaint was not an "honest step".
"They can resort to the U.N. Security Council, that is their natural right, but this is not an honest step and we believe that Iraq's actions are related to the latest developments in the region, that is, the steps taken by Russia and Iran.
"I believe that the Security Council at the United Nations knows that this step is not honest and will issue its decision accordingly," he said.
Earlier, Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, urged the government to show "no tolerance" for any infringement of the country's sovereignty. Sistani's spokesman, Sheikh Abdul Mehdi Karbala'i, did not explicitly name Turkey.
Sistani also said Iraq's neighbors should not send any troops to Iraq "under the pretext of fighting terrorism", except with the approval of the Baghdad government.
"The Iraqi government is responsible for protecting Iraq's sovereignty and must not tolerate any side that infringes upon on it, whatever the justifications and necessities," Karbalai'i said in a weekly sermon.
SHOW RESTRAINT
Sistani urged citizens to show restraint toward foreign residents of Iraq, after Shi'ite paramilitary groups threatened to use force against Turkey and target its interests to force it to pull out.
In Ankara, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office said in a statement that Turkey had decided in talks with Iraqi officials to "reorganize" its military personnel at the Bashiqa camp
Turkey's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu and National Intelligence Agency (MIT) head Hakan Fidan visited Baghdad on Thursday for talks with Abadi on the issue.
"Taking into account the Iraqi government's sensitivity, the decision was taken to reorganize the military personnel in the protection force at the Bashiqa camp," Davutoglu's office said.
It did not say what the troop reorganization would involve, but said agreement was reached to start work on creating mechanisms to deepen cooperation with the Iraqi government on security issues.
Davutoglu said on Wednesday the soldiers were sent to northern Iraq after a threat from Islamic State militants to Turkish military trainers in the area increased.
Baghdad Turns to the U.N. as Turkey Plans to Keep Troops in Iraq
BY 12/11/15 AT 5:35 PM
ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday he would not bow to Iraqi demands he withdraw Turkish troops from a camp close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, and Baghdad said it would ask the U.N. Security Council to order them to leave.
A row over the deployment has soured relations between Ankara and Baghdad, which denies having agreed to it. Ankara says the troops were sent as part of an international mission to train and equip Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State.
The latest comments indicated continuing tensions despite the Turkish prime minister's office saying agreement was reached in talks with Iraq to deepen security cooperation and "reorganize" military personnel at the Bashiqa camp.
"There is no way we can withdraw our soldiers from northern Iraq now," Erdogan told a news conference. "There was a deployment, not for combat, but to protect soldiers providing training there."
"We will continue the training process decisively," he said.
Turkish military are helping to train local Iraqi volunteers and Kurdish peshmerga who are preparing for a long-anticipated offensive to retake Mosul - a major northern city seized by Islamic state over a year ago.
In Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi instructed his foreign ministry to lodge a formal complaint at the U.N. Security Council over the presence of the Turkish forces, asking it to order Turkey to withdraw its troops from Iraq immediately.
Erdogan said in an interview with Al Jazeera that the complaint was not an "honest step".
"They can resort to the U.N. Security Council, that is their natural right, but this is not an honest step and we believe that Iraq's actions are related to the latest developments in the region, that is, the steps taken by Russia and Iran.
"I believe that the Security Council at the United Nations knows that this step is not honest and will issue its decision accordingly," he said.
Earlier, Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, urged the government to show "no tolerance" for any infringement of the country's sovereignty. Sistani's spokesman, Sheikh Abdul Mehdi Karbala'i, did not explicitly name Turkey.
Sistani also said Iraq's neighbors should not send any troops to Iraq "under the pretext of fighting terrorism", except with the approval of the Baghdad government.
"The Iraqi government is responsible for protecting Iraq's sovereignty and must not tolerate any side that infringes upon on it, whatever the justifications and necessities," Karbalai'i said in a weekly sermon.
SHOW RESTRAINT
Sistani urged citizens to show restraint toward foreign residents of Iraq, after Shi'ite paramilitary groups threatened to use force against Turkey and target its interests to force it to pull out.
In Ankara, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office said in a statement that Turkey had decided in talks with Iraqi officials to "reorganize" its military personnel at the Bashiqa camp
Turkey's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu and National Intelligence Agency (MIT) head Hakan Fidan visited Baghdad on Thursday for talks with Abadi on the issue.
"Taking into account the Iraqi government's sensitivity, the decision was taken to reorganize the military personnel in the protection force at the Bashiqa camp," Davutoglu's office said.
It did not say what the troop reorganization would involve, but said agreement was reached to start work on creating mechanisms to deepen cooperation with the Iraqi government on security issues.
Davutoglu said on Wednesday the soldiers were sent to northern Iraq after a threat from Islamic State militants to Turkish military trainers in the area increased.